The program, led by MSO music director Edo de Waart, opened with Faure's richly melodic "Suite From 'Pelléas et Melisande.'" De Waart and the players brought long, exquisitely shaped phrases into the spotlight, supported by deftly layered passages. | Feb. 28, 2014»Read Full Article

That fascination is reflected in the Rep's programming for the 2014-'15 season, from the world premiere of a play about the American presidency, to the musical "The Color Purple," to the working-class drama "Good People." | Feb. 28, 2014»Read Full Article

The 2014-'15 theater season will give Milwaukee audiences a leading Wisconsin actress playing two different legendary roles, the return of a great animal parade, Athol Fugard's graveyard tale and a First Stage premiere based on Lucha Libre wrestling.

It's enough to make a theatergoer jump in the aisle and sing "I Believe" with Elder Price. | Feb. 28, 2014»Read Full Article

WGBH in Boston has banned daytime repeats of the PBS documentary series "Frontline" on the Catholic church and clergy sexual abuse from its national program stream because of adult content.

The show "Secrets of the Vatican" aired nationally Tuesday on PBS, but WGBH pulled multiple repeats from the PBS World national program stream which WGBH controls. WGBH also produces "Frontline." | Feb. 28, 2014»Read Full Blog Post(2)

Hank the dog, the Brewers' popular four-legged mascot, is a hot dog on Twitter.

The ballpark pup, who apparently tweets @BrewersHank, has a growing and enviable following of sports celebrities and baseball fans. TeamSobelman of hamburger fame offered to donate $10 for each Brewers home run this season to the Wisconsin Humane Society in Hank's name. Pizza Man has offered the same deal, according to Twitter. | Feb. 28, 2014»Read Full Article(19)

Born in 1972, Yiyun Li was a teenager in Beijing when China trained its guns on its own people in Tiananmen Square.

Reflecting much later on that nightmarish year of 1989, Li recalled how it forever destroyed her close friendship with a schoolmate, because there was no way for Li to prove that she wasn't among those who had turned him in, for daring to disclose what he'd witnessed. In the dystopian China in which she was raised, Li could look and feel guilty even though she was innocent. "One does not have to steal," she noted, "to feel like a thief." | Feb. 28, 2014»Read Full Article

The Best of Brew City is your mobile guide to going out in Milwaukee. Locate events, live music, bars and restaurants near you and in Milwaukee's most popular neighborhoods. Visit bestofbrewcity.com and download the app for iOS or Android today.

Eastside Music Tour takes over the Brady St. neighborhood Saturday, bringing more than 80 shows to more than 30 locations starting at 4 p.m. Tickets are $23 for general admission (excludes two stages); $33 for all-access passes, available in advance at eastsidemusictour.com and the Hi Hat Lounge, 1701 N. Arlington Place, from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday (if tickets are still available). For details and lineups, check out music writer Piet Levy's story at jsonline.com/music. | Feb. 28, 2014»Read Full Article

It can be hard to find Southern dishes downtown, and it still might be hard unless you know just where to look: Tucked on the lower level of 770 N. Jefferson St. is Chic Cafe, a fast-casual restaurant that opened in December with a menu mostly of Southern dishes.

It's next to Shah Jee's, the perpetually popular curry and dal buffet, in what's something of a mini food court — two restaurants with counter service and shared seating in the atrium. Chic Cafe has menu items that are made to order, like a po' boy of cornmeal-crusted shrimp with fries ($9.95), and those take a bit of time, but it has a quick-service buffet as well. | Feb. 28, 2014»Read Full Article

Maybe the next best thing to being in New Orleans is eating like you're there.

As sure as the indulgence of Mardi Gras precedes the austerity of Lent, Milwaukee restaurants will be devising New Orleans-inspired specials for diners on Fat Tuesday. | Feb. 28, 2014»Read Full Article(3)